Physical Testing Lab

This lab is equipped for the measurement of physical characteristics of materials. The measurable characteristics are hardness, toughness, tensile-/compressive strength or torsional strength, dilatation, residual stresses as well as non-destructive examination.

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Equipment

Machine/Device	Specification
Hardness
Images: © Ke; TU Graz/IMAT	Vickers, Brinell; 1 - 187,5 kg manually Vickers; 0,1 - 30 kg automated lines and arrays Microhardness Vickers; 0,002 - 0,2 kg manually

Toughness
	Charpy Test ISO V 300 Joule

Tensile/Compression/Torsion
	Instron E10000 LT, Linear-torsion system F_max: dynamic ±10 kN / Static ±7.2 kN Torsion: ±100 Nm / ±135 ° V: 1µm/min - 60 m/min Displacement_Max: 60 mm Frequency_Max: 100 Hz Environment chamber up to 300°C Fluid Bath option
	F_max : 250kN v_max : 75 mm/min Tmax : 900°C radiant heating Melting temp. induct. or conduct. heating
	DSI Gleeble 3800 Hydrawedge Phi _max: 500s^-1 Stroke: 0,001 - 2000 mm/s
	DSI Gleeble 3800 Torsion RPM_max: 1500 Revolution_max: 90 Torsional moment_max: 50Nm

Dilatation
	deform/quenching F_max: 20kN Qenching: He, N Inductive heating RT - melting temp.

Residual Stress
	Hole drilling methode Depth_max: 1000µm

Non-destructive Examination
	dye penetrant inspection magnetic particle inspection

Charpy Test Highspeed Video